Neil Lennon
Lennon at Celtic Park in 2006
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Neil Francis Lennon | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Lurgan, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hibernian (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Glenavon | 2 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1996 | Crewe Alexandra | 147 | (15) |
| 1996–2000 | Leicester City | 170 | (6) |
| 2000–2007 | Celtic | 214 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | (0) |
| 2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 561 | (25) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1994 | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1990 | Northern Ireland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1994 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–2002 | Northern Ireland | 40 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2014 | Celtic | ||
| 2014–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 2016– | Hibernian | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Championship club Hibernian.
During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City. Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England to represent Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals.
Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray. Lennon enjoyed significant success as Celtic manager, winning three Scottish league championships, two Scottish Cups and qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League twice, before leaving the club in May 2014.
Lennon was born in Lurgan, County Armagh and attended St Michael's Grammar School in the town. As a youngster he played gaelic football for the school and was also selected for the Armagh minor team. He grew up supporting Celtic.
He joined Manchester City as a trainee in 1987. He made one first team appearance during his time in Manchester, a league match on 30 April 1988 away against Birmingham City, before signing for Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer in August 1990. Lennon made his debut for Crewe on 18 September 1990 against Reading. Despite missing the whole of season 1991-92 due to a back injury, he became an established member of the side and impressed with his intelligent play and consistent performances. Lennon's form saw him make his debut for Northern Ireland in 1994, and thus became the first Crewe Alexandra player in 60 years to win a full international cap. In 5½ years at Crewe, Lennon made 187 appearances for the club and scored 18 goals.
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